Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Davide Angilletta positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Adam Costa. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

Great individual try for nv! Slavcho Delev took the ball, charged past the weak tackle of Hugues Frieden and dived over the line. Grillotalpa2013 were really caught napping there.

72

Beautiful phase for nv! Germain Descartes starts the move off with a quick pass to Adam Costa. There are dummy runners everywhere, and Grillotalpa2013 look lost out there. Adam Costa puts in a long pass to Enzo Rana who takes the ball on for 10 metres before passing back inside to Toyotomi Shirasu and at last Slavcho Delev. He's stopped but the ball isn't lost, giving a new phase for nv to come.

71

The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as nv pounce.. Turnover!

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Keven Christie positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Adam Costa. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

49

nv with another two points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure-footed kicking of Don Hilton.

48

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Alexander Eames sends the ball to Slavcho Delev who carries it on before passing on to Adam Costa. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Ódor Ruttkai. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

47

Ruck. nv get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

46

Oh no! There is chaos on the field as the players start a punch up after a high tackle by Federico Briaschi on Alexander Eames. The fans jeer in unison, but the referee waves play on.

45

Good lineout for nv. The hooker finds his man perfectly, and Toyotomi Shirasu wins the ball in the air.

44

Raimond Abolaffio is playing heads up rugby, he sees that there is a opportunity to move the ball wide and passes to Mieczysław Wasiak, he passes to Luke Finney who tries to move the ball on to Kieran Pritchard. But the last nv defender has made a good decision to come in and put pressure on the passer and the ball falls short.

43

It's a ruck. Grillotalpa2013 are really working hard and this may be a turnover.. The referee's arm shoots out and then the whistle blows, nv have been pinged for going off their feet to secure the ball. Penalty to Grillotalpa2013.

42

nv have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Ódor Ruttkai fires a quick pass off to Germain Descartes who flicks the ball on to Franco Alonso. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Franco Alonso. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste.

41

Don Hilton takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Ódor Ruttkai positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Gică Barză. Good hands from the nv player there.

The nv hooker throws to Adam Costa as he jumps in the middle of the line, Keven Christie has gone up to contest and has stolen it! That's a blow for nv and they are scrambling to reset themselves defensively here.

39

Nice breakthrough by Davide Angilletta who gets low and charges. He cannons into Salvatore Molinari like a stampeding bull, but Salvatore Molinari wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object.

38

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Davide Angilletta positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Jérôme Le Breton. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

36

Look at that curl! Don Hilton certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

35

Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from nv. The ball goes from Alexander Eames to Óscar Caldas and on to Adam Costa, who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face !

34

That's really quick ball from the ruck, nv will be on the front foot here.

33

nv have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Germain Descartes fires a quick pass off to Enzo Rana who flicks the ball on to Hanno Lehkosuo. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Thor Kletvang. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste.

32

The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as nv pounce.. Turnover!

Ruck. Grillotalpa2013 get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

29

Federico Briaschi picks the ball up from the back of the ruck and darts around the edge. He hands off Alexander Eames and sprints clear. Kieran Pritchard is running in support, and the Scrum Half slips the ball to him. The defence wasn't fooled though, and Óscar Caldas brings the winger down with a powerful tackle.

28

It's a scrum to Grillotalpa2013. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Grillotalpa2013 still win the ball.

27

Toyotomi Shirasu sets off upfield. He easily hands off the weak tackles of Duccio Valente, then Florentino Cervera. The fullback is in his way, so he offloads to Óscar Caldas who is running in support. The pass is badly judged though, and goes behind the man. A lucky escape for Grillotalpa2013 there!

The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

23

Nice work by Grillotalpa2013. Federico Briaschi dummies right and then passes the ball left to Waldir Martin. He gets the ball and spins out of Ódor Ruttkai's tackle, dropping over the line for 5 points. Lovely play!

22

At the ruck, the Grillotalpa2013 back rower is burrowing like a demented mole, the ball comes back safely on the Grillotalpa2013 side.

Ruck. Grillotalpa2013 get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

19

Nice breakthrough by Gică Barză who gets low and charges. He cannons into Jérôme Le Breton like a stampeding bull, but Jérôme Le Breton wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object.

18

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Gică Barză positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Jérôme Le Breton. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

16

Don Hilton judges the wind well, and the ball splits the uprights for another two points.

15

What a try! nv take the ball forward. Alexander Eames passes to Hanno Lehkosuo on the Grillotalpa2013 22. He drops his head and charges for the posts, powering through the tackles of Duccio Valente and Luke Finney, finishing the move off by sliding gracefully over the line for 5 points. Good display of strength there.

14

nv cannon into the ruck, smashing the Grillotalpa2013 players off the ball, turnover to nv.

Don Hilton takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Toyotomi Shirasu positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Davide Angilletta. Good hands from the nv player there.

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The conversion is missed, though.

7

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! Federico Briaschi sends the ball to Kieran Pritchard who carries it on before passing on to Waldir Martin. He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to Mieczysław Wasiak. There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

6

It's a ruck, nv look like they have secured the ball, but on the far side from the ref a Grillotalpa2013 hand has flicked the ball back! The nv scrum half throws his arms up in despair, but the ref signals play on.

5

nv's scrum half tries one of his darting runs, but he is unceremoniously dumped by Federico Briaschi. He'll think twice before trying that again!

4

At the ruck, the nv back rower is burrowing like a demented mole, the ball comes back safely on the nv side.

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Keven Christie positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Ódor Ruttkai. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

13:56

Today's steady drizzle may dampen the crowds spirits. A good game is needed to liven them up!

82

End of the match! Victory to the visitors in this game. The match ends at 10 - 35.

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Davide Angilletta positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Adam Costa. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Keven Christie positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Adam Costa. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

49

nv with another two points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure-footed kicking of Don Hilton.

It's a ruck. Grillotalpa2013 are really working hard and this may be a turnover.. The referee's arm shoots out and then the whistle blows, nv have been pinged for going off their feet to secure the ball. Penalty to Grillotalpa2013.

Don Hilton takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Ódor Ruttkai positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Gică Barză. Good hands from the nv player there.

The nv hooker throws to Adam Costa as he jumps in the middle of the line, Keven Christie has gone up to contest and has stolen it! That's a blow for nv and they are scrambling to reset themselves defensively here.

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Davide Angilletta positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Jérôme Le Breton. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

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Look at that curl! Don Hilton certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Gică Barză positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Jérôme Le Breton. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.

16

Don Hilton judges the wind well, and the ball splits the uprights for another two points.

Don Hilton takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Toyotomi Shirasu positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Davide Angilletta. Good hands from the nv player there.

Filiberto Dattilo takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Stadio Vanni Sanna. Keven Christie positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Ódor Ruttkai. Good hands from the Grillotalpa2013 player there.